Glossary / General

full throttle

24 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Pushing the gas pedal all the way down lets the engine work at its strongest, giving you the most speed possible.

Technical Definition

Full throttle means the accelerator pedal is pressed all the way to the floor, allowing the engine to produce maximum power.

Hear It Discussed

"I don't know about what would happen if you were trying to drive it full throttle all the time, but it had so much torque in such a lightweight chassis that like even short shifting at 4,500 at..."
Replica or Recreation?; THAT New Car Law; GT500 Review The Smoking Tire 17:21

"...because I'm not even getting full throttle right now. There's about, I don't know, half an inch that I'm not pulling..."
Dialing in Goldberg’s Cobra kit car. CarCast 19:41

"So usually the sport, it almost encourages you to drive it faster because you hit [1983.0s] the gas and all of a sudden it's giving it full throttle when you're only putting in [1986.2s] partial..."
How to Survive High Gas Prices Talking Cars (MP3) 33:03